SC - Pinetree

[LrdRas@aol.com]

>In a message dated 2/3/99 11:58:01 AM Eastern Standard Time, nannar at isholf.is
>writes:
>
><< Others were said to have
> calming effect and make people sleepy.
>
> Nanna >>
>
>This is correct. Even modern lettuces that have a milky sap, if the sap is
>collected dried and smoked produces mild effects similar to opium. Wild
>lettuces which are common in most temperate zones have a more pronounced
>effect than cultivated versions. During the late 60's and early 70's dried
>wild lettuce was sold in most headshops as a legal alternative to marijuana.
>
>Ras

>From the Merck Index:
"Lactucarium, U.S.P.I.X. - "German"
"Lettuce Opium." "Concrete milk-juice of Lactuca virosa L., Compositae
(Wild Lettuce)...
Use: Believed to be mild hypnotic; sedative; usually in cough mixtures as a
mild substitute for opium.  Dose: Hypnotic or anodyne 0.3 - 1 Gm (5-15
grn); sedative 0.12 - 0.3 Gm (2-5 grn). Max. Dose: 0.5 Gm (8 grn)."

HTH,


Cindy Renfrow/Sincgiefu
renfrow at skylands.net
Author & Publisher of "Take a Thousand Eggs or More, A Collection of 15th
Century Recipes" and "A Sip Through Time, A Collection of Old Brewing
Recipes"
http://www.alcasoft.com/renfrow/


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